Wikstroemia ligustrina

Wikstroemia ligustrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Wikstroemia
Species: W. ligustrina
Binomial name
Wikstroemia ligustrina
Rehder[1]

Wikstroemia ligustrina is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to China, specifically Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[2]

Description

The shrub grows up to 0.5 to 1.5 m tall. Its branches are erect, broom-like and it flowers in autumn. It is often found in forest margins and shrubby slopes at altitudes of 1900 to 2700 m. [2]

References

  1. "Wikstroemia ligustrina". Tropicos. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Wikstroemia ligustrina". eFloras. Retrieved 5 June 2016.


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